Richard Chamberlain Plays in 'Brothers and Sisters'

October 13, 2010 07:01:14 GMT

The 'Thorn Birds' star joins the cast of the hit drama, playing a character linked to show regular Ron Rifkin's homosexual character Saul.

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Richard Chamberlain is returning to TV for a multi-episode gig on hit drama "Brothers & Sisters". Chamberlain will play a character linked to show regular Ron Rifkin's homosexual character Saul. Chamberlain 'came out' as a gay man in real life seven years ago, in 2003.

The "Thorn Birds" star is also scheduled to join the cast of U.S. series "Chuck" - as a ruthless international spy, according to EW.